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• Rumor: Walmart Lists Xbox 360 for $350?

  Published: July 28, 2007, 2:13 pm

  Tags: Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Microsoft, Rumor, Xbox 360

  Without seeing the ad with my own eyes, this is still in rumor form. But according to a very small picture that's been floating around online, the Xbox 360 Premium is listed as $350 in this week's Walmart ad. While you could score a Premium for below the standard $399 price, this was only possible through Overstock coupons or various

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• The Preferred Inmate Interaction With My Butt: Prisoners Use N64 Rumble Packs For Tattooing

  Published: July 28, 2007, 1:55 pm

  Tags: Gadgets, Home Entertainment, N64, Nintendo, Prison, Rumble, Rumble Pack, Tattoos, The Preferred Inmate Interaction With My Butt

  Not being well-versed in the areas of our penal system...our collective penal system... we had no idea that the N64 rumble pack was huge with prison tattoo artists. A maximum security prison guard recently wrote our sister site Kotaku, and here's what he had to say: It is actually pretty easy. There are no workshops in maximum security. They do

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• Say It Aint So: YouTube to Auto Block Content by Fall

  Published: July 28, 2007, 1:04 pm

  Tags: Fair Use, Flash, Google, Home Entertainment, Say It Aint So, Streaming, Video, Youtube

  Besides, with so many entertainment entities offering their own content online without YouTube's craptastic flash compression, I know where I'm going to not watch Desperate Housewives. What do you think readers? Is there a better solution to this mess that we're all too blind to see? [wcbstv]

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• Hellamod: Doom 3 Case Mod, Old As Hell, Cool as Hell

  Published: July 28, 2007, 11:00 am

  Tags: Doom, Doom 3, Gadgets, Hellamod, Home Entertainment, Mod, Pcs

  We showed you the brilliant Doom 3 case mod over a year ago, but due to the magic of YouTube, we finally have video of the mod and its fast-forwarded construction. I love a good construction montage—it makes me feel like I'm getting a lot done, even when I'm just perusing the Internet video. So get something done this weekend—watch

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• No Cream Or Sugar: Spike Your Espresso, Literally

  Published: July 28, 2007, 10:15 am

  Tags: Coffee, Espresso, Gadgets, Home Entertainment, No Cream Or Sugar, Saeco Etienne Louis

  For those who need an extra jolt in the morning, this Saeco Etienne Louis espresso machine is happy to oblige. Constructed of steel with aluminum spikes, the sphere actually hides a compartment to heat water, combining form and function brilliantly (kill, caffeinate, repeat). And while the espresso maker only pumps out one to two cups at a time,

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• In Brief: YouTube getting digital fingerprinting anti-piracy ...

  Published: July 27, 2007, 1:55 pm

  Tags: Home Entertainment, Piracy, Software, Youtube

  YouTube getting digital fingerprinting anti-piracy tools in September; bye bye Daily Show clips. [Techspot]

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• Our Top Stories: Google News Cushion is Enlightening, Embarrassing

  Published: July 28, 2007, 3:10 pm

  Tags: Culture, Cushion, Gadgets, Google, Home Entertainment, News, Our Top Stories, Pillows

  The Google News Cushion is a standard couch pillow that's been printed with the top Google News stories of the year. It's a microcosm, in plush, pillow form, of the collective human experience on planet Earth. For instance, what news did we search most in 2003? Kobe Bryant, Brittany Spears, Shakira, and 50 Cent. 2005 found itself riddled with

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• Rumor: Walmart Ad Has Xbox 360 Price Drop Coming August 8th?

  Published: July 28, 2007, 2:13 pm

  Tags: Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Microsoft, Rumor, Top, Xbox 360

  Without seeing the alleged Walmart ad with my own eyes, this is still in BIG RUMOR form. But according to a very small picture (bigger version after the jump) that has been floating around online, the Xbox 360 Premium may be dropping $50 to $350. UPDATE: More unconfirmed intel informs us that the drop is for August 8th ad. That lines up with

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• Illumidating: Lomak Light Control Frees Hands for "Better Uses"

  Published: July 28, 2007, 4:00 pm

  Tags: Concept, Design, Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Illumidating, Keyboard, Lomak, Mouse, Pcs, Peripherals, Wireless

  Lomak (Light Operated Mouse and Keyboard) allows for control of an entire computer through the use of a light pointer, accommodating those who have difficulty with traditional input devices. Operated by hand or head, users aim the beam of light at a pad holding rotary-style letters and numbers. As the light passes over each button, it appears on

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• Rumor: Toys R Us "Ad" Reduces Xbox 360 Price, Too

  Published: July 29, 2007, 11:38 am

  Tags: Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Microsoft, Rumor, Xbox 360

  Our mutant half-brothers over at Kotaku have posted a follow-up to yesterday's Walmart ad, potentially reaffirming the Xbox 360 price drop to $350. This time, it's a Toys R Us ad, showing the Xbox 360 for the same $350 price under the price reduction euphemism of "price break." This ad says August 12th, the other said August 8th, we say the

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• Virtual War: America's Army Gets Real, Gets Fake Again

  Published: July 29, 2007, 1:05 pm

  Tags: America S Army, Ammunition, Army, Gadgets, Guns, Home Entertainment, Portable Media, Training, Videogames, Virtual War

  The Army has not only been using their videogame America's Army for recruitment (and subtle brainwashing of America's youth), but to train their existing soldiers—who use real weapons with (live?) ammunition while playing. This video shows the integration of America's Army in real settings, and how the Army can set up this

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• Frankenreview: Six Takes on the New Tivo HD

  Published: July 29, 2007, 3:19 pm

  Tags: Feature, Frankenreview, Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Portable Media, Press, Series 3, Software, Tivo, Tivo Hd, Wireless

  price reserved for high-end home theaters. So when news of the $299 Tivo HD broke, we were elated. But how does it perform? Hit the jump for our Frankenreview: a promised consensus, once and for all, on whether or not the new Tivo HD is pants-worthy. BusinessWeek Here's the relatively minor downside: The system lacks the premium THX audio

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• Virtual War: Army Uses Videogames for Civilians and Soldiers

  Published: July 29, 2007, 1:05 pm

  Tags: America S Army, Ammunition, Army, Gadgets, Guns, Home Entertainment, Portable Media, Training, Videogames, Virtual War

  The Army has been using their videogame America's Army to attract civilian youth demographics for sometime, but now actual soldiers are playing it with live ammunition for real combat training. This video shows the integration of America's Army in real settings, and how the Army can set up this arcade/simulator/training anywhere they are

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• Rumor: Toys R Us "Ad" Reduces Xbox 360 By $50, Too

  Published: July 29, 2007, 11:38 am

  Tags: Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Microsoft, Rumor, Xbox 360

  Our mutant half-brothers over at Kotaku have posted a follow-up to yesterday's Walmart ad, potentially reaffirming the Xbox 360 price drop to $350. This time, it's a Toys R Us ad, showing the Xbox 360 for the same $350 price under the price reduction euphemism of "price break." This ad says August 12th, the other said August 8th, we say the

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• Breaking: A Video of the New Joker Semi!

  Published: July 29, 2007, 5:10 pm

  Tags: Batman, Breaking, Car, Cars, Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Joker, Joker Car, Jokermobile, The Dark Knight

  Remember that badass Joker semi we showed you a few days ago? Here's some video of his ride, but it's a bit of a spoiler for those who want to be completely surprised when good triumphs over evil, and the Joker destroys Batman in The Dark Knight. Oh, and hit the jump for a bonus shot of the carnage. Oh, don't worry about our friend and hero, the

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